Day in Pictures, Dec. 17, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on December 17, 2013 4:26 PM

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Stop scaring my sister: A 10-day-old lion cub holds the paw of his twin sister (left) at San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
The precious pair are being bottle-fed because their mother wasn't giving them the attention they need to
thrive. less

Stop scaring my sister: A 10-day-old lion cub holds the paw of his twin sister (left) at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The precious pair are being bottle-fed because their mother wasn't giving them the ... more

Self-portrait: Miss Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker presents her national costume - which appears to be gold leaf-framed mosquito netting with an artist's palette for a hat - during the final of the 53rd Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo. She was named first runner-up. less

Self-portrait: Miss Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker presents her national costume - which appears to be gold leaf-framed mosquito netting with an artist's palette for a hat - during the final of the 53rd Miss ... more

Sorry about that, Chief: Margery Flowers holds a simulated shoe phone while protesting NSA eavesdropping on foreign countries outside the office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington.

Sorry about that, Chief: Margery Flowers holds a simulated shoe phone while protesting NSA eavesdropping on foreign countries outside the office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington.

I'm warning you, it's loaded ... with calories: A man aims a loaf of bread like a rifle in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia,
during a rally marking the third anniversary of the Tunisian uprising. On Dec. 17, 2010, the self-immolation of a
man named Mohamed Bouazizi triggered mass protests against government corruption. less

I'm warning you, it's loaded ... with calories: A man aims a loaf of bread like a rifle in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, during a rally marking the third anniversary of the Tunisian uprising. On Dec. 17, 2010, the ... more

We're here to fix healthcare.gov: Elves visit with the first family at the National Building Museum in Washington, where the president, first lady, Malia and Sasha were taping the annual Christmas special.

We're here to fix healthcare.gov: Elves visit with the first family at the National Building Museum in Washington, where the president, first lady, Malia and Sasha were taping the annual Christmas special.

All I want for Christmas is a riding mower: A worker cuts the sprawling lawn of the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo,
Brazil.

All I want for Christmas is a riding mower: A worker cuts the sprawling lawn of the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Photo: Christophe Simon, AFP/Getty Images

All I want for Christmas is a riding mower: A worker cuts the... Photo-5612791.76306 - StamfordAdvocate

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Flowers mark the spot on the beach in Meco, Portugal, where a group of university students were swept away by a huge wave. The body of one student was recovered; five others are missing and presumed drowned. The one survivor was able to get to shore and call for help. less

Flowers mark the spot on the beach in Meco, Portugal, where a group of university students were swept away by a huge wave. The body of one student was recovered; five others are missing and presumed drowned. ... more

Photo: Francisco Leong, AFP/Getty Images

Flowers mark the spot on the beach in Meco, Portugal, where a... Photo-5612792.76306 - StamfordAdvocate

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The ankle bone's connected to the ... hand bone? After a man named Xie Wei lost his hand in a factory accident in Changsha, China, doctors could not immediately reattach the hand because of the severity of his injuries. Instead, they grafted the appendage to his ankle to allow it to "borrow" blood from arteries in the leg. Last week, about a month after the accident, they were able to replant the hand to his arm. It remains to be seen how much functionality Xie will regain. less

The ankle bone's connected to the ... hand bone? After a man named Xie Wei lost his hand in a factory accident in Changsha, China, doctors could not immediately reattach the hand because of the severity of his ... more

Photo: Stringer, AFP/Getty Images

The ankle bone's connected to the ... hand bone? After a man... Photo-5612802.76306 - StamfordAdvocate

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Too much eye liner? An ethnic Newar child wears traditional clothing during a parade marking Jyapu Day, the end of the harvest season, in Kathmandu.

Too much eye liner? An ethnic Newar child wears traditional clothing during a parade marking Jyapu Day, the end of the harvest season, in Kathmandu.